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The Great Bible 1539
| 21:1 | The kynges herte is in the hande of the Lorde, lyke as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whithersoeuer he wyll. |
| 21:2 | Euery man thynketh hys awne waye to be ryght: but the Lorde iudgeth the hertes. |
| 21:3 | To do ryghteousnesse and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifyce. |
| 21:4 | A presumpteous loke, a proude stomacke: and the plowynge of the vngodly is synne. |
| 21:5 | The deuyces of one that is diligent brynge plenteousnes: but he that is vnaduised commeth vnto pouertye. |
| 21:6 | Whoso hoordeth vp rychesse with the dysceatfulnesse of hys tonge, he is vayne and a foole, and lyke vnto them that seke theyr awne deeth. |
| 21:7 | The robberyes of the vngodly shalbe theyr awne destruccyon: for they wyll nott do the thynge that is ryght. |
| 21:8 | The wayes of the frowarde are straunge: but the worckes of hym that is cleane are ryght. |
| 21:9 | It is better to dwell in a corner vnder the house toppe, then with a braulynge woman in a wyde house. |
| 21:10 | The soule of the vngodly wysheth euell: and hath no pitye vpon hys neyghboure. |
| 21:11 | When the scornefull is punyshed, the ignoraunt take the better heade: and when he seyth the wyse men prospere, he wyll receaue the more vnderstandynge. |
| 21:12 | The ryghteous man wysely consydereth the house of the wicked: and for theyr wickednes God ouerthroweth the vngodly. |
| 21:13 | Whoso stoppeth hys eares at the cryenge of the poore: he shall crye hym selfe, and not be hearde. |
| 21:14 | A preuy rewarde pacyfyeth displeasure, and a gyfte in the bosome, stylleth furiousnesse. |
| 21:15 | The iuste delyteth in doynge the thyng that is ryght: but ouer the worckers of wyckednesse hangeth destruccyon. |
| 21:16 | The man that wandreth out of the waye of wysdome, shall remayne in the congregacyon of the deed. |
| 21:17 | He that hath pleasure in banckettes, shalbe a poore man. Whoso delyteth in wyne and delycates, shall nott be ryche. |
| 21:18 | The vngodly shalbe geuen for the ryghtewes: and the wycked for the iust. |
| 21:19 | It is better to dwell in a wildernes then with a chydynge & an angrye woman. |
| 21:20 | In a wyse mannes house, there is greate treasure and oyle: but a foolysh body spendeth vp all. |
| 21:21 | Whoso foloweth ryghteousnesse and mercy, fyndeth bothe lyfe, ryghteousnesse, and honoure. |
| 21:22 | A wyse man wynneth the citye of the myghtye: and as for the strength that they trust in, he bryngeth it downe. |
| 21:23 | Whoso kepeth his mouth and hys tonge: the same kepeth hys soule from troubles. |
| 21:24 | He that is proude and presumptuous, is called a scornefull man, which in wrath darre worcke malicyouslye. |
| 21:25 | The volupteousnesse of the slouthfull is hys awne death: for his handes wyll not laboure. |
| 21:26 | He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe: but the ryghteous is allwaye geuynge, and kepeth nothynge backe. |
| 21:27 | The sacrifyce of the vngodly is abhominacyon: howe moche more when they offre the thynge that is gotten with wyckednesse? |
| 21:28 | A false wytnes shall peryshe: but he that is a true man boldely speaketh that he hathe heard. |
| 21:29 | An vngodly man goeth forth rashly: but the iust reformeth hys awne waye. |
| 21:30 | There is no wisdome, there is no vnderstandynge, there is no councell agaynst the Lorde. |
| 21:31 | The horsse is prepared agaynst the daye of battayll: but the Lorde geueth the victorye. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."